Dreadlines: Conquering the Fear of Submission—by Nicola Sibthorpe
I am bad at submitting my work. Too often I build up rejection in my mind to be a personal … Continue reading Dreadlines: Conquering the Fear of Submission—by Nicola Sibthorpe
Coming to My Senses: The Healing Properties of Fiction—By April Ford
It was the start of my second year in the undergraduate creative writing program at Concordia University, and I was … Continue reading Coming to My Senses: The Healing Properties of Fiction—By April Ford
What’s the refrain you keep circling back to?—by Jess Zimmerman
The last personal essay I wrote started out as a travel guide. I wanted to write about secret spaces in … Continue reading What’s the refrain you keep circling back to?—by Jess Zimmerman
What Playing Piano Taught Me About Writing-by Carly Rosalie Vandergriendt
The movers cost about as much as the piano. When they pulled up in front of our house on a … Continue reading What Playing Piano Taught Me About Writing-by Carly Rosalie Vandergriendt
Writing by Numbers—by B.A. Markus
1. Show Up A link to the Spoken Word residency at the Banff Centre shows up in my feed. I … Continue reading Writing by Numbers—by B.A. Markus
The Joyous Sea of Words—by Erín Moure
“one dusk après une autre I sit ici on this sofa diagonal to the window, and in sitting it’s presque … Continue reading The Joyous Sea of Words—by Erín Moure
On the Back of Turtle Island Reads—by Shannon Webb-Campbell
A year ago, I’d have never believed I would be asked to advocate Indigenous literatures on CBC for Turtle Island … Continue reading On the Back of Turtle Island Reads—by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Writing Between Languages—by Veena Gokhale
What do you do when a lot of the reality you portray in your fiction does not take place in … Continue reading Writing Between Languages—by Veena Gokhale
‘Just Do It’ for Writers—by Carolyne Van Der Meer
The thing about writing fiction is you need to know what kind of writer you are. The kind who needs … Continue reading ‘Just Do It’ for Writers—by Carolyne Van Der Meer
How Do I Research and Write About My Subject When There’s No Archive?—by Linda M. Morra
When perusing the scrapbook of a Canadian female writer and artist, I find a twig of cedar clipped to its … Continue reading How Do I Research and Write About My Subject When There’s No Archive?—by Linda M. Morra
